"Area Festival To Be Featured On Nationwide Televised Garden Programs
by Marie Steele-Romanelli
The 4th Annual Florida Panhandle Birding and Wildflower was held once again at the St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve Center on October 7 thru 9, in Port St. Joe. This year's festival shortly followed the wrath of four hurricanes but the attendees came from as far away as Great Britain for three days of spectacular birding, and reported sightings from the vermillion flycatcher to wood storks in St. Joseph Bay. Over 106 species of birds were reported."

"Recreation And Environmentalism Merge In Estuary Program
By Kitty Merrill
Can you canoe? If you live on the North Fork and are a fan of canoeing, kayaking, or other aquatic conveyances, you've got a new place to launch, thanks to the State Department of Transportation and the Peconic Estuary Program.
Last Thursday morning a cadre of state, county, and local officials cut the ribbon on a new Peconic River launch site on Route 25 east of Kroemer Avenue in Riverhead.
The project is the culmination of a $2.06 million improvement project designed to improve water quality in the East End's nationally recognized estuary."

"Team iRule bulldozes through Outdoor Quest 2004, sweeping all three interval victories on Day One
SABAH, MALAYSIAN BORNEO - October 28, 2004 - Day One at the Outdoor Quest 2004 took an exhilarating start as Team iRule blew through the course with three successive race victories, to take the yellow jersey, and hence as the stage title connotes, its "First Step to Glory". Team Montrail followed closely behind with a strong stage one performance, finishing three minutes behind the victors for second placing."

"Recreation And Environmentalism Merge In Estuary Program
By Kitty Merrill
Can you canoe? If you live on the North Fork and are a fan of canoeing, kayaking, or other aquatic conveyances, you've got a new place to launch, thanks to the State Department of Transportation and the Peconic Estuary Program.
Last Thursday morning a cadre of state, county, and local officials cut the ribbon on a new Peconic River launch site on Route 25 east of Kroemer Avenue in Riverhead.
The project is the culmination of a $2.06 million improvement project designed to improve water quality in the East End's nationally recognized estuary."

"Sharing the secret: Mick Tuck's partner Julene Westwater on the seat built 'with love' for Mick and unveiled at the Wingham Riverbank on Saturday. Family and friends gathered at the unveiling, one of a number of events to mark the first anniversary of the former mayor's death.
In Mick's memory
Tuesday, 2 November 2004
HUNDREDS of people have joined with the family and friends of Mick Tuck, to observe the first anniversary of the death of Greater Taree's popular former mayor.
A highlight was the naming of the 'Mick Tuck Memorial Reserve' on the riverbank in Wingham, and the official unveiling there of a colourful seat in his memory."

"The Edisto River, the longest free-flowing blackwater river in the United States, flows under the arches of the Highway 15 bridge at Colleton State Park. Minnie Miller/T&D
By MINNIE MILLER, T&D Correspondent
The Edisto River draws outdoorspeople all year long. In springtime, fishermen head to the banks or open water to catch redbreast, catfish or striped bass. In summertime, the landings fill up with swimmers and revelers. In the winter, its swift movement contrasts in a lovely way with the stilled surroundings.
But no time is more beautiful than autumn on the river."

"This twentieth anniversary of the West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium will be the best ever! Join recreational paddlers, manufacturers and retailers and try out kayaks, take clinics, watch slide shows and socialize at the evening events. Click here to read..."